Vitamin B12 Malabsorption after Cobalt Teletherapy for Carcinoma of the Bladder
- 17 March 1973
- Vol. 1 (5854), 648-650
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5854.648
Abstract
After cobalt teletherapy for carcinoma of the bladder, eight out of 14 consecutively admitted patients were shown to have malabsorption of vitamin B12, though none had developed a megaloblastic anaemia. Despite lack of symptoms this group of patients is at risk after radiotherapy.Keywords
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